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Modern Canada
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Question 1 |
What have Canadians Sidney Altman, Richard Lee Taylor, Michael Smith, Bertram Brockhouse, Gerhardt Hertzberg, and John Polanyi all got in common?
They’ve all won Emmys | |
They’ve all won Pulitzer prizes | |
They’ve all won Oscars | |
They’ve all won Nobel prizes |
Question 2 |
In which year did Donovan Bailey of Canada break the 100m world record and become a double Olympic gold medallist?
1988 | |
1992 | |
1996 | |
200 |
Question 3 |
In what year was an Act passed which guarantees equal access to French and English federal government services?
1979 | |
1989 | |
1969 | |
1959 |
Question 4 |
Which of these is currently Canada’s largest trade partner?
United States | |
Mexico | |
European Union | |
China |
Question 5 |
Perhaps Canada’s best-known contribution to the visual arts is…?
The Group of Six | |
The Group of Seven | |
The Group of Eight | |
The Group of Four |
Question 6 |
Federal government (un)employment insurance was introduced in Canada in which year?
1930 | |
1950 | |
1940 | |
1960 |
Question 7 |
What organizations has Canada joined?
NATO | |
All of these | |
NORAD | |
UN |
Question 8 |
Canadian James Naismith invented which sport in 1891?
Korfball | |
Baseball | |
American football | |
Basketball |
Question 9 |
What is Canada’s official summer sport?
Lacrosse | |
Soccer | |
Hockey | |
Football |
Question 10 |
Terry Fox, a British Columbian, tried to run across Canada in the “Marathon of Hope” to raise money for what?
Multiple Sclerosis research | |
Parkinson’s disease research | |
Heart disease research | |
Cancer research |
Question 11 |
In which year did Canada pass the threshold that more than 50% of its population had adequate food, shelter, and clothing?
1947 | |
1927 | |
1951 | |
1957 |
Question 12 |
Canadian football teams compete in the Canadian Football League for which trophy?
The White Cup | |
The Grey Cup | |
The Black Cup | |
The Red Cup |
Question 13 |
Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, which Canadian team did Wayne Gretzky play for between 1979 and 1988?
Ottawa Senators | |
Toronto Maple Leafs | |
Montréal Canadiens | |
Edmonton Oilers |
Question 14 |
Who were the last group of Canadians, in 1960, to get the vote?
Japanese Canadians | |
Chinese Canadians | |
Mexican Canadians | |
Aboriginal Canadians |
Question 15 |
In 1975, Canada welcomed over 50,000 refugees from which country?
Ethiopia | |
Vietnam | |
South Africa | |
Hungary |
Question 16 |
When was the Canadian Pension Plan introduced?
1920 | |
1965 | |
1940 | |
1947 |
Question 17 |
The period of rapid change in Québec in the 1960s was called what?
The Québec revolution | |
The French Revolution | |
The noisy revolution | |
The quiet revolution |
Question 18 |
Which war did Canadian troops fight in as part of a United Nations force between 1950 and 1953?
Vietnam | |
Korea | |
Laos | |
Cambodia |
Question 19 |
How many times have referendums produced a negative result for Québec sovereignty?
Never | |
Three times | |
Twice | |
Once |
Question 20 |
Who developed the Standard Time Zone system?
Joseph Bombardier | |
Sir Sanford Fleming | |
Charles Best | |
Alexander Graham Bell |
Question 21 |
Which of these was not invented by a Canadian inventor?
The television | |
The heart pacemaker | |
Electric light bulbs | |
The telephone |
Question 22 |
Canada’s modern energy industry began with the discovery of oil in 1947 in which province?
Manitoba | |
Alberta | |
Québec | |
British Columbia |
Question 23 |
When was La Francophonie founded?
1975 | |
1947 | |
1950 | |
1970 |
Question 24 |
Canadians Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered which revolutionary drug?
Penicillin | |
Insulin | |
Warfarin | |
Viagra |
Question 25 |
Canadian company Research in Motion is best known for its invention which communications device?
The iPhone | |
Galaxy phone | |
Nokia phone | |
The BlackBerry |
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